Monday, October 19, 2009

favorite things blog candy

i haven't done blog candy in a while, but commemorating my last caardvarks challenge seems like the perfect occasion!

this time it's not so much "latest and greatest" as "tried and true". i've gathered some of my very favorite supplies together, these are the same things i buy and use over and over! there's a set of my all time favorite autumn leaves clear stamps (rhonna farrer's divine flourishes), heidi swapp & prima florals, american crafts mini-mark rub-ons, making memories alphabet rubs, ki & lil davis & heidi chipboard, mambi bling icons, ghost alphas, dimensional stickers, buttons, a small accordian album, ribbon slides, a cuttlebug die...and...well, there's a load of fun stuff here, ok?! i've also done a bit of paring down in m'stash, so i've thrown a 1-quart baggie full of flowers from every conceivable maker, one of miscellaneous ribbon, one of nekkid chipboard, and a k&co tin full of assorted decorated chipboard bits that is stuffed as full as i could get it and still lock closed!

it looks like this and completely fills a medium-sized priority mail box:

since the best day of the entire year to give away candy obviouslyHAS TO BEhalloweeni'll close the comments at midnight on the 30thand announce a randomly picked winner the next morning.

i'll ship worldwide and you can enter as many times as you'd like, but to be eligible, you must leave a comment telling me one of YOUR favorite things: it can be an addictive papercrafting supply or technique, it can be the proudest project you've ever made (leave a link so we can all come see it!), it can be your favorite book or movie, it can be a "must" read blog or website (again, an addy would be excellent!), it can be an event or holiday or other "real life" adventure...

My favorite blog site to visit (and drool over) is Becca's Amazing Paper Grace! As if I could ever do that nice of cards! But I love all blogs - my passion is visiting as many new ones as I can. Thanks for offering the blog candy, I love winning those too!

ok... i don't need anything but i have to say - without any motive or what seems to be sucking up (cos like i said i don't need nuthin!) YOU are my favorite blog read... you are endlessly entertaining - i mean if you never posted another creation you'd still be mon favorite! you make me laugh sweetie and that is a gift. And today i needed a good one :-) thanks SOOOOOOO Much sweetie!

Lauren- that is some serious candy. Enough to cause a hangover!My favorite site for scrappin' inspiration:www.StudioCalico.comI'm also addicted to coffee in the a.m. and Diet Coke in the p.m. and I love dark chocolate!

I also LOVE just walking around the craft store, of which there are...NONE...in my new little, small town of Laramie, Wyoming. Sniff...

I also really really love Friday nights watching Monk and Psych with my hubby and 13 year old...and

Because my 13 year old is now 13, I abosultely LOVE it when he asks me to sit and watch tv or read next to him (like he did just a moment ago), because those requests are too far and in between for my liking these days...so off I go to go snuggle.

Really good Chinese food,Being a mom to my boys,Going on a date with my hubby,Diving my crafty goodies and creating something that I am proud of.Here is a favorite creation...it's an oldie, but I still love it:http://vanlaardesigns.blogspot.com/2008/09/kazans-9-sketch.html

Hi Lauren. My name is Jana and I am addicted to all things sparkly. Your card is fabulous, dahling. If it shines, I must have it. I'll send you my snail mail addy and you can just pop in the mail to me. hehehehehehehehehehehehe As for the blog candy, you are too generous. I have SO many fav's that I cannot name them all, but I will say BLING is awesome. Thanks.

Wow what a great give away you are doing :D. Some of my most favourite crafting things at the moment are my mini misters & alcohol inks. I think I have used nothing but them (& my Hero Arts stamps) for the last few months. Sad really, but lots of fun especially when my 3 yr old dd wants to help.

waw what a big candy , thanks a lot for the chacne to win it, i ve become a follower and i have put a link on my sidebar, and my favorite website is this http://stampingsharing.blogspot.com/i usually take a lot at this blog, beacuse the woner 's blog always offers lovely candies and i dont want to lose those oportunity =),hugssss from peruhelen

I really enjoy your blog!and thats one of my favorite things to do, visit my favorite blogs!Congratulations on your new Cuttlebug! Another favorite of mine! I'm sure you'll be hearing all about double embossing, co'ordination paper embossed and sanded, inking, and being able to use diecutters from other machines from the amazing talent out there! Also, congratulations on your retirement after an awesome 2.5 yrs of creating with caardvarks! Love the cards you posted! Enjoy seeing your work.Finally, thank you for the wonderful selection of candy!

That's some *good* candy!! :) A few of my faves:- anything that sparkles... particularly love glimmer mist- Take 5 candy bars (a friend and I have dubbed them "mommy crack")- any movie with Cary Grant or Audrey Hepburn. Sigh.

Blog hopping is one of my favorite things. I love to find new techniques, I love video's on crafting (YouTube)and looking at other people's work. Thanks for the chance to win your amazing candy.Eveline.

Hi Lauren!! Brand new follower here. Thanks for doing this fun giveaway =) Hmmm my favourite papercrafting supply would be glitter. You can't go wrong with something shiny!! I don't have a proudest project because I would like to think they are all my best work (even though they probably aren't lol). My favourite book movie is Back to the Future II. Keep up the fantastic work and THANK YOU =)

Here are some of my fave things. Definitely comments on my blog. Those are great! (http://sudsmuffin.blogspot.com)I don't scrap but I LOVE making cards and my fave cardstock is Bazzill and fave papers are Basic Grey and Cosmo Cricket.Fave tools are my Scor-Pal, white gel pen, and EK Success edge punches.Hubby and I have a little store. We sell handmade soaps and such and the fave pic of our soaps that I have ever taken is this one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sudsmuffincanada/2575401098/in/set-72157603361248143/Fave tea is Chai, fave flower is Lilac, fave meal is anything hubby makes, and fave kind of music is Latin/Spanish. :)Thanks so much! ~Mrs SudsMuffin

Hiya..Just found your lovely blog. Great candy thanks for the chance to win..One of my favorite things..salmiakki, that is salted liqorice we eat in Finland. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. Can't get it here in New Zealand. Add to that salmiakki vodka which is so yummy and seriously lethal as it doesn't taste like vodka much and before you know it you are pissed =)Have a nice day..

These are a few of my favorite things (sing along with me now):Dew drops on Roses and Fun Flock on Kittens, Warm Winter Wishes and Felt Hand stitched Mittens,Old Vintage Do -dads and torn out book pages, Your creative genius simply amazes.....Okay so I will never be a song writer but I have so many favorite things, it is impossible to list!Here a just a few-ice cream, copic markers, dies, paper, beads, family, and great blogs like yours!

HI Lauren! Great candy, I love all those flowers! I am most proud of a desk set I made for a Cuttlebug Challenge, HERE. I had to step outside the box and out of my comfort zone. But it was fun and I learned new techniques!! Thanks for the chance! :)

It's interesting to see just how pervasive digital memory has become in our every day lives. It's like everywhere I turn, I see something with a card slot or USB jack . I guess it makes sense though, considering how inexpensive memory has become as of late...

Ahhh... I shouldn't be moaning and groaning. I can't make it through a day without my R4 / R4i!

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my name is lauren, and i'm a paperholic...i have more art supplies than any sensible person needs (but i'm NOT giving 'em back!)...i've been married to my lovely husband, jeff, for 20+ years...we have no kids or pets (no room, what with all the paper!)...my back has a mind of its own...i'm addicted to chapstick...i can be bribed with ice cream or a hot stone pedicure...the museum hasn't been built that i would not enjoy...my favorite form of punctuation is the ellipsis...i like making stuff...wanna be friends?